One of the Hardest days Ever

On January 20th my wife and I lost our dog Belle. A 7.5 year old Golden retriever who brought more fun into our house that I realized. I never had a dog growing up and in 2003 Lynn and I decided to that if we were going to get a dog then it would be a Golden. After a lot of reading an preparing we brought home Belle from a breeder in Maine. It was an event that would change who we would be for the rest of our lives.

As many couples say the dog is the first child and Belle was ours. In 2006 we had our first child. Jack was soon to have 2 mothers as Belle became instinctively loving and protective of him. Belle would often nap with him in the floor right under his crib. She never once showed a tooth and always was ready to shower you with love and playful games. She continued her love when our youngest was born. After surgery for a foreign object in her belly, Belle started to have complications post-op. After several attempts to save her we had to let her go.

I never really understood the loyalty that this member of our family had until the first day I had to live without her. She truly was loving unconditionally and will be missed.

Happy New Year

I was back in the pool today and man did my time make me even slower! Ouch. tough workout but it is that time of year to get back after it. A short 35 session for a total of 1500 yards. It will only be a matter of time when I am able to get back to where I want to be. In do time.

This afternoon I went for a good 6 mile run in 45 min. Felt pretty good. I am going to be cutting back on my CrossFit and adding more endurance cardio into the mix. I want this to lead into my indoor TT the middle of Feb. So I will plan on building some fitness and add yoga as a part of strength building. Lets see how this all plays out!

Christmas countdown

So I have finished all my shopping and was able to grab stuff for the nieces and nephews along with stuff for my own boys. I am pretty sure that my wife will be happy with what Santa brings her this year...

yesterday and today I was able to get in two workouts. Yesterday I tweaked my back a little bit and cut it short so I wouldn't put myself out of commission. So today I was able to get into the gym early and see how things would go. After a good warm up I felt no discomfort and was able to get after it. Some dynamic pushups and pull ups on the TRX then KB swigs and bent rows followed by 1 min of double unders and 1 min of Burpees. All felt good. After that I did single motion dumb bell squats, curls to push press 4x10 with 50 knee to elbows. Got a good sweat and back felt great.

I only have about 2 more weeks of hard weights and will be focusing on single leg isolation with some back work. Then I will be on the bike an in the pool! 2011 is right around the corner the 12 days till Christmas starts this weekend!

12/4/10 WOD

still have a cold and will be taking the next couple days to get better.

Today I performed "CINDY" 5 pull ups, 10 push ups, 15 air squats AMRAP for 20 minutes.
I performed 27 rounds in 20 min.

I beat my last number by 3 rounds.

happy birthday to my big brother good luck at the jolly jaunt!

the next step

I took off the weekend of Thanksgiving just because I didn't want to feel like I was chasing a workout and rushing to get things done. I Had some light activity and an easy run on Sunday the 28th. Monday I did Cross fit again, BARBARA. It was brutal but great all at once. I am seeing some strides in my back and pull ups got all 20 in all 5 sets. I used wrist wraps to fasten my hands to the bar. I hope to move past them this winter .

I know have a pretty good cold. Felt it come Monday afternoon. I ran an easy 8min/mi yesterday for 30 mins. Just to sweat. Going to have active recovery today and CrossFit tomorrow. I am now getting ready for the next step. In building my strength for the upcoming season. I will have about 4-5 weeks more of CrossFit training then will start to implement my tri training for 2011!

tough run

went out for a 7.5 miler today. Legs were beat up after yesterday's workout. Felt good until I hit the 5 mile mark and it felt like my wheels fell off! finish time 57:40

re-do of my own misery

it hurt!

5 rounds

10 kb swings 52lbs

10 push press 55lbs

10 bent rows 55lbs

10 squats on bosu ball

120 double unders

5 min rest

4 rounds

10 weighted chin ups w/ 25 lb kb

10 burpees

60 sec plank.

Getting read for Thanksgiving! I was supposed to do my FTP test today but had a flat tire and wasn't motivated for it...I think I will wait until Dec 1 to get that ball rolling!